美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-27
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2007
1. At least 14 people are dead and dozens hurt in a market bombing in Baghdad. The bomb was apparently 1 hidden in a box carrying pigeons 2. The market is where birds, dogs, cats and other animals are bought and sold.
2. President Bush will be in a retreat 3 on Chesapeake Bay today to meet with GOP lawmakers. Press Secretary Tony Snow says the group probably will spend most of the time talking about domestic 4 issues, everything from healthcare to energy, rather than focusing on Iraq.
3. Police in Florida are finding 5 more clues as they investigate a mummified baby found in a suitcase. The baby was wrapped in a newspaper from 1957. The woman who found the boy is the daughter of a deceased couple. She's shocked by the discovery.
4. Parades, balloons, native celebrations, boat races and a presentation to the Australian of the Year--all part of National Day festivities down under. The first white settlement of the continent of Australia was established January 26th, 1788.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. mummify: verb
If a dead body is mummified, it is preserved, for example by rubbing 6 it with special oils and wrapping it in cloth.
2. deceased: adj.
The deceased person is one who has recently died. (FORMAL)
3. festivity: n-count
Festivities are events that are organized in order to celebrate something.
4. down under: phrase
People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as down under. (INFORMAL)
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- You cannot retreat from your responsibility in this affair.你不能回避在这一事件中的责任。
- They knew when to attack and when to retreat.他们知道什么时候进攻和什么时候撤退。
- This is domestic news.这是国内新闻。
- She does the domestic affairs every day.她每天都忙家务。
- The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
- That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。